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EMCEE,
ANCHORS, LIVE HOST
Host, Master of Ceremonies
( or Emcee as better known), Live Anchors, all of them are the navigators of the ship.
"Hello, ladies and gentlemen, today we are celebrating the New Year Bonanza in a new
fashion.....". The audience thrills by the extreme confidence, dynamic presence, and sensuous sound of the Emcee. Similarly thousands of people watching on their TV Sets also join the sail. The hosts successfully orchestrate the occasion in an exemplary fashion. There are number of programme hosts
or Emcees of this world whose presence makes half the success already by their mere presence. Billy Crystal, Jay Leno, Whoopi Goldberg have a dynamic
stage/screen presence, and if talking of Indian hosts Sunit Tandon, Roshan Abbas, Javed Jaffrey, Shekhar Suman, Sajid Khan, Annu Kapoor, Mandira Bedi, Shefali Talwar, Geetika Ganjui, Nitin Arora stand out. They are all class in themselves, talented, versatile. Some of them have a good sense of humour and above all, they move according to the pulse of the audience. For eg. if the audience is responding good to some mimicry by Javed, he tends to repeat this often to keep on grasping the audience to keep up the tempo of the show. These people have got lot of experience behind themselves and got all the essentials that made them a successful Host. If you think you have got the attitude, the vocabulary, good command over your language, ability to grasp quickly, good memory then a career in Anchor, Host or Emcee is not far away.
Emcee is known from yesteryears, every occasion or ceremonies involved a host to announce in between. But now, yes, there is lot of glamour involved in it. This profession requires skills and merit like never before. An emcee has to delivers the right message in the right amount of time in order to generate the right response. Here comes the research or home work done by the emcee, he/she should know the subject before or should had done some research of the assignment he/she is taking up in days to come. In order to make a show success, you should have the ability to knot the events. Your presentability is your credibility. This vocation requires a lot of hard work, struggle and conviction in able to get success.
The most important aspects for a successful host. Anchor or Emcee is a good academic qualification. This helps a lot in upgrading & refining your skills. An MBA or business qualification helps to host a show relating to opening events or during product launches. High-end qualifications not only make you more responsible towards your job but also give you an edge over others. In addition, you need to have command over your language, an excellent vocabulary and diction. Since English is also used considerably in all shows so you must have to be good in apart from your native or Vernacular language. You should be spontaneous, able to react to any question; here your confidence shows your personality. So never ever lose your confidence on stage. Stage experience and hosting various types of shows gradually build up your confidence of any given situations or unruly event. This will also build up your stage presence.
Since these days shows have become a everyday event, so for all kind of events hosts or Emcee's are required. This could be product launch, Film award Nights, Road shows, Receptions, Campus shows, Humour events or Competitions, musical Nights, talk show on TV, festival extravaganza or just about anything else Sometimes an Emcee may have to her or his own script and develop the sequence of events as well. But it is also important to be spontaneous - irrespective of whether you have a script of your own or not. You should be ready to add punch lines whenever necessary. Your IQ level should be high and mind racing like a horse always. Be aware of the current affairs and happenings in the industry for which you are about to host the show. If you are well informed you will gain more confidence.
There are few private training institutes where they offer short-term courses in Anchoring, RJ & Emcee. This definitely helps in getting the basics of the trade but the real experience is when you get on the stage. The best way to look for your first break is by making your Demo CD of few minutes consisting your Video or Audio of hosting dummy Shows and then taking your portfolio or Demo CD copies to event management companies which are usually looking for new Hosts, Anchors, Emcees. Please note that, everybody is busy today, making a Demo CD saves Event Management's and your time. Demo CD's impression is your impression therefore put your best in it. You should also know that you have to deliver from day one - irrespective of how big or small the event is. Your originality & innovative ideas are an assest to your trade. Regarding what you earn from this Emcee, Host or Anchoring a Show, sky is the limit. Even a fresh Emcee can expect anything around USD 100 or Rs.2000 to Rs. 3000 per show. After some years of experience and his/her originality & popularity, he/she could earn anything between USD 1500 to USD 2500 or Rs. 50,000 to Rs. One Lac for one show. Lots of glamour, Lots of fun, Lots of response. Lots of fame, and Lots of money. So be ready to go! Ladies & Gentlemen, I am your host……!
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